On 23/01/2008, at 3:46 AM, Eric B. wrote: > Hi, > > I've got an odd situation here. Somehow, I find myself with two > files that > start with the - character. > [eric at apollo mysql]$ ls -l > total 93348 > -rw-r--r-- 1 mysql mysql 9273344 Nov 13 19:03 -N=2007-11-08 > -rw-r--r-- 1 mysql mysql 38879232 Nov 13 19:02 --newer=2007-11-08 > > > Don't ask how they were created; something went wrong with a script > at some > point. > > My problem is that I am trying to delete them, but can't figure out > how to > delete these files. Everything I try, I get the same msg: > [eric at apollo mysql]$ rm '-N=2007-11-08' > rm: invalid option -- N > Try `rm --help' for more information. > > > I have tried single quotes, double quotes, escaping it with a \ and > still > get the same error. You can put -- after the rm command to tell it that everything after that is an arguement (I think). ie: $ echo > --help $ ls -l -- *help* -rw-rw-r-- 1 netwiz netwiz 1 Jan 23 03:51 --help $ rm -f -- --help $ ls -l -- *help* ls: *help*: No such file or directory $ -- Steven Haigh Email: netwiz at crc.id.au Web: http://www.crc.id.au Phone: (03) 9001 6090 - 0412 935 897